Announced details
News and program production at broadcasters; disaster reporting
Approximately 90% reduction in cable wiring (compared with our system), rack count reduced from 6 to 5, and approximately 30% reduction in the number of buttons on hardware control panels
In March 2025, Ikegami Tsushinki received a comprehensive order for the news and production sub-systems, making MBC a customer and business partner that adopted ignis.
A commercial broadcaster in Kagoshima Prefecture operating both radio and television services. As a local broadcaster, it produces a high proportion of its own programming and focuses on disaster reporting.
Kagoshima Prefecture (as stated for Minami-Nippon Broadcasting’s location)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | ignis Total System Solution, ignis mc, ignis mp, IP Media Gateway IMR-200, HD Portable Camera System HDK-X500, IP Extension Unit IPX-100 |
| Counterparty | Minami-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (MBC) |
| Counterparty overview | A commercial broadcaster in Kagoshima Prefecture operating both radio and television services. As a local broadcaster, it produces a high proportion of its own programming and focuses on disaster reporting. |
| Relationship with the Company | In March 2025, Ikegami Tsushinki received a comprehensive order for the news and production sub-systems, making MBC a customer and business partner that adopted ignis. |
| Launch date | 1 June 2026 (operation of the new news sub-system began; actual result) / Production sub-system scheduled for December 2026 |
| Applicable area | News and program production at broadcasters; disaster reporting |
| Location | Kagoshima Prefecture (as stated for Minami-Nippon Broadcasting’s location) |
| Location scale | Rack count reduced from 6 to 5 |
| Quantitative Effects | Approximately 90% reduction in cable wiring (compared with our system), rack count reduced from 6 to 5, and approximately 30% reduction in the number of buttons on hardware control panels |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Minami-Nippon Broadcasting sought to support on-site operations and improve work efficiency. ignis’s flexible GUI configuration and program recall function have simplified operations, improved program preparation efficiency, prevented standby errors and reduced space requirements.